SEPANG, Jan 5 — The aviation industry is expected to see stronger growth this year, supported by the government’s ongoing initiatives to boost the sector, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 — AirAsia chief executive officer (CEO) Riad Asmat has announced his resignation today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 — Low-cost carrier AirAsia Bhd has leased four Airbus A320-200 aircraft previously operated by MYAirline Sdn Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 — AirAsia has announced a special all-in one-way promotion to seven destinations in South India for RM189, from now till December 24, 2024, to celebrate the recent announcement of visa-free travel from India to Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — AirAsia today announced a major expansion of its services covering China, India and Malaysia, totalling an astounding 230 weekly flights for the first quarter of 2024 with up to 5.2 million seats per year.

SIBU, Nov 14 — AirAsia Malaysia chief executive officer Riad Asmat has yet to respond to the Sarawak Transport Ministry’s call to reconsider the company’s plan to suspend Singapore - Miri and Singapore - Sibu flights, effective Feb 21 next year.

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 1 — The Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) has failed in its application to review the Federal Court’s previous decision in refusing to give the regulatory body leave to pursue its appeal to reinstate RM10 million fines imposed on the Malaysian Airlines (MAS) and AirAsia Berhad for breaching a market-sharing prohibition.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 — AirAsia is offering a 50 per cent discount on one-way base fares exclusively to MYAirline passengers affected by the carrier’s suspension of operations.

HO CHI MINH CITY, Sept 7 — AirAsia continued its winning streak at this year's World Travel Awards 2023 — Asia and Oceania, bagging the coveted titles of “Asia's Leading Low-Cost Airline” for the eighth consecutive year and “Asia's Leading Low-Cost Airline Cabin Crew” for the seventh year in a row.

GEORGE TOWN, June 7 — AirAsia will be launching a direct flight route from Penang to Hong Kong effective this August 10.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 — Capital A Bhd registered strong passenger traffic of 13.2 million in the first quarter ended March 31, 2023 (1Q FY2023), representing a 153 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y), and 11 per cent quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) growth respectively, due to increased operating aircraft and robust travel demand.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 — Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) will leverage the strong recovery of air travel as airlines accelerate their flight capacities back to pre-pandemic levels, said Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) today.

SEPANG, March 7 — Low-cost airline, AirAsia, is offering 62 additional flights with fixed fares to seven destinations in Sabah and Sarawak from April 19 until April 30 in conjunction with Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations.

REUTERS, March 1 — Capital A Berhad, parent of budget airline AirAsia, returned to profitability in the fourth quarter, benefiting from strong pent-up demand for air travel and said China's reopening would further improve its business.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — The government will direct AirAsia to resume flights to Banda Aceh, Indonesia, following a request from the republic, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — Capital A Bhd, the parent company of low-cost airline AirAsia, has expressed confidence that local airport tax charges imposed by the government will remain reasonable as part of the effort to boost tourism in the country.

SEPANG, Feb 8 — Capital A Bhd, the parent company of AirAsia, has introduced the all-new ‘Ask Bo’ virtual assistant that features enhanced artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) capabilities, replacing the AirAsia Virtual Allstar (AVA).

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 26 — Capital A Bhd’s Consolidated Airlines reported an increase in the number of passengers to 24.2 million in the financial year 2022 (FY2022), up by 404 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y), exceeding the 345 per cent y-o-y jump in capacity.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — AirAsia is offering special fixed fares between Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok in support of the 2022 Asean Football Federation (AFF) Cup between Malaysia and Thailand, from January 6 to January 11.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 16 — The Department of Personal Data Protection (JPDP) and Cybersecurity Malaysia (CSM) yesterday inspected the AirAsia Aviation Group Ltd office to assist in a probe into the data leak involving five million AirAsia passengers and staff.